Hot Alert: VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN), Dynex Capital Inc. (NYSE:DX)


On Friday shares of VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) closed at $2.47. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 29.50% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 0.80%. VIVUS, Inc.(NASDAQ:VVUS) provided a business update and reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Total research and development expense was $2.7 million in the current quarter, compared to $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2014. The fluctuation was due primarily to the timing of clinical projects. Net loss was $15.5 million, or $0.15 net loss per share, in the current quarter, compared to a net loss of $15.6 million, or $0.15 net loss per share, in the first quarter of 2014.
On Friday shares of Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) closed at $11.47. Company’s sales growth for last 5 years was 2.00% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 9.40%. Swedish mobile network equipment maker Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Monday announced the signing of a multi-year agreement with Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile operator, to support the upgrade and expansion of its converged mobile network infrastructure.

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) in last trading activity moved up 4.31% to close at $8.23. Company weekly performance is 3.52% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.26%. Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) is -17.29% away from its 52 week high. On May 7, Novavax, Inc., (NASDAQ:NVAX) announced its financial results for the first quarter 2015. Novavax reported a net loss of $24.4 million, or $0.10 per share, for the first quarter of 2015, compared to a net loss of $13.8 million, or $0.07 per share, for the first quarter of 2014.

On last trading day Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN) decreased -4.53% to close at $68.02. Its volatility for the week is 2.37% while volatility for the month is 1.81%. CERN’s sales growth for past 5 years was 15.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 20.90%. Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN) monthly performance is -8.55%. On May 7, Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN) announced results for the 2015 first quarter that ended April 4, 2015. Bookings in the first quarter of 2015 were $1.20 billion, an all-time high and an increase of 32 percent compared to $910.2 million in first quarter 2014.

Dynex Capital Inc. (NYSE:DX) has 3.70% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 51.00%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $7.76. Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) was upgraded by Zacks from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Thursday.


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